Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:GeForce GTS 450
Processor frequency
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:700 MHz
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:783 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:1 GB
Memory bus
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3696 MHz
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:3608 MHz
PhysX
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:No
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:Yes
OpenGL version
- N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3.2
- N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5:4.0

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Comparison of N480D515IB, N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE N480D515IB graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480D515IB View product	B MSI N450GTS Cyclone 1GD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	GeForce GTS 450
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	783 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1401 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3696 MHz	3608 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm

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